1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1962.

1962 West Bengal state assembly election

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All 252 seats in the West Bengal state assembly 127 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Prafulla Chandra Sen Jyoti Basu Party INC CPI Leader since 1962 1952 Leader's seat Arambag Baranagar Last election 46.14%, 152 seats 33.6%, 80 seats Seats won 157 84 Seat change 5 4 Popular vote 4,522,476 2,386,834 Percentage 47.3% 25.0% Swing 1.15 pp 8.64 pp
Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election Bidhan Chandra Roy INC Chief Minister after election Prafulla Chandra Sen INC

West Bengal, India

Parties

Ahead of the polls, the Communist Party of India, the All India Forward Bloc, the Marxist Forward Bloc, the Revolutionary Communist Party of India, the Bolshevik Party of India and the Revolutionary Socialist Party had formed the electoral alliance United Left Front.^[1]

Results

Party		Candidates	Seats	Votes	Vote %
	Indian National Congress	252	157	4,522,476	47.29%
	Communist Party of India	145	50	2,386,834	24.96%
	Praja Socialist Party	87	5	477,254	4.99%
	All India Forward Bloc	34	13	441,098	4.06%
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	17	9	245,261	2.56%
	Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha	25	0	76,138	0.80%
	Socialist Unity Centre of India	11	0	69,844	0.73%
	Lok Sewak Sangh	11	4	68,583	0.72%
	Sanjukta Biplabi Parisha	16	1	58,806	0.62%
	Swatantra Party	24	0	55,447	0.58%
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh	25	0	43,483	0.45%
	All India Gorkha League	4	2	38,076	0.40%
	Workers Party of India	8	0	26,913	0.24%
	Socialist Party	7	0	2,663	0.03%
	Independent	295	11	1,050,515	10.98%
Total		935	252	10,469,803	-

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Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Member	Party
Makliganj	None	Amarendra Nath Roy Prohan		All India Forward Bloc
Mathabhanga	SC	Mahendra Nath Dakua		Indian National Congress
Sital Kuchi	SC	Bejoy Kumar Roy		All India Forward Bloc
Dinhata	None	Kamal Kanti Guha		All India Forward Bloc
Cooch Behar South	SC	Sunil Basunia		All India Forward Bloc
Cooch Behar North	None	Sunil Das Gupta		All India Forward Bloc
Tufanganj	None	Jiban Krishna Dey		Communist Party of India
Alipur Duars	None	Pijush Kanti Mukherjee		Indian National Congress
Kalchini	None	Nani Bhattacharjee		Revolutionary Socialist Party
Madarihat	ST	A. H. Beshterwitch		Revolutionary Socialist Party
Falakata	None	Hiralal Singha		Indian National Congress
Mainaguri	SC	Kamini Mohan Roy		Indian National Congress
Kharia	SC	Bhupendra Deb Raikut		Indian National Congress
Jalpaiguri	None	Khagendra Nath Das Gupta		Indian National Congress
Nagrakata	ST	Budhu Bhagat		Indian National Congress
Mal	None	Barendra Krishna Bhowmik		Indian National Congress
Kalimpong	None	Lakshmi Ranjan Josse		All India Gorkha League
Darjeeling	None	Deo Prakash Rai		All India Gorkha League
Jore Bungalow	None	Bhadra Bahadur Hamal		Communist Party of India
Siliguri	None	Jagadish Chandra Bhattacharjee		Indian National Congress
Phansidewa	ST	Tenzing Wangdi		Indian National Congress
Chopra	None	Mohammad Afaque Choudhury		Indian National Congress
Goalpokhar	None	Mohammad Hayat Ali		Praja Socialist Party
Karandighi	None	Phanis Chandra Sinha		Indian National Congress
Raiganj	None	Ramendra Nath Dutta		Indian National Congress
Kaliaganj	SC	Syama Prasad Barman		Indian National Congress
Kushmandi	None	Khalil Sayed		Communist Party of India
Gangarampur	ST	Mangla Kisku		Communist Party of India
Balurghat	None	Susil Ranjan Chattopadhyay		Indian National Congress
Tapan	ST	Nathaniel Murmu		Revolutionary Socialist Party
Itahar	None	Joynal Abedin		Indian National Congress
Habibpur S N	None	Nimai Chand Murmu		Communist Party of India
Malda	None	Dharanidhar Sarkar		Communist Party of India
Kharba	None	Golam Yazdani		Independent
Harischandrapur	None	Birendra Kumar Moitra		Indian National Congress
Ratua	SC	Dhaneswar Saha		Indian National Congress
Manikchak	None	Sowrindra Mohan Misra		Indian National Congress
Englishbazar	None	Santigopal Sen		Indian National Congress
Sujapur	None	Ashadulla Choudhury		Indian National Congress
Kaliachak	None	Promode Ranjan Bose		Independent
Farakka	None	Mohamad Giasuddin		Indian National Congress
Suti	None	Lutfal Hoque		Indian National Congress
Jangipur	None	Muktipada Chatterjee		Indian National Congress
Sagardighi	SC	Ambika Charan Das		Indian National Congress
Lalgola	None	Syed Kazim Ali Mirza		Indian National Congress
Bhagawangola	None	Sailendra Nath Adhikary		Praja Socialist Party
Raninagar	None	Syed Badrudduja		Independent
Murshidabad	None	Birendra Narayan Ray		Independent
Khargram	SC	Abhayapada Saha		Revolutionary Socialist Party
Kandi	None	Kumar Jagdish Chandra Sinha		Indian National Congress
Bharatpur	None	Shambhu Gopal Das		Revolutionary Socialist Party
Beldanga	None	Debsaran Ghosh		Revolutionary Socialist Party
Naoda	None	Mohammad Israil		Indian National Congress
Berhampore	None	Sanat Kumar Raha		Communist Party of India
Hariharpara	None	Abdul Latif		Indian National Congress
Jalangi	None	Abdul Bari Moktar		Independent
Karimpur	None	Samarajit Bandyopadhyay		Indian National Congress
Tehatta	None	Sankardas Bandyopadhyay		Indian National Congress
Nakashipara	None	S. M. Fazlur Rahman		Indian National Congress
Chapra	SC	Mohananda Haldar		Sanjukta Biplabi Parisha
Krishnagar	None	Kashi Kanta Maitra		Praja Socialist Party
Nabadwip	None	Debi Prasad Basu		Communist Party of India
Santipur	None	Kanai Pal		Independent
Hanskhali	SC	Pramitha Ranjan Thakur		Indian National Congress
Ranaghat	None	Gour Chandra Kundu		Communist Party of India
Chakdah	None	Santi Das		Indian National Congress
Haringhata	None	Narendra Nath Sarker		Indian National Congress
Bagdah	SC	Manindra Bhusan Biswas		Indian National Congress
Bongaon	None	Jiban Ratan Dhar		Indian National Congress
Habra	None	Tarun Kanti Ghose		Indian National Congress
Barasat	None	Asoke Krishna Dutta		Indian National Congress
Bijpur	None	Monoranjan Roy		Communist Party of India
Naihati	None	Gopal Basu		Communist Party of India
Bhatpara	None	Dayaram Begi		Indian National Congress
Noapara	None	Jamini Bhusha Saha		Communist Party of India
Titagarh	None	Krishna Kumar Shukla		Indian National Congress
Khardah	None	Gopal Banerjee		Communist Party of India
Baranagar	None	Jyoti Basu		Communist Party of India
Dum Dum	None	Tarun Kumar Sen Gupta		Communist Party of India
Rajarhat	SC	Pranab Prasad Roy		Indian National Congress
Deganga	None	Maulana Bazlur Rahaman Dargapuri		Indian National Congress
Swarupnagar	None	Abdul Gafur		Indian National Congress
Baduria	None	Md. Ziaul Haque		Indian National Congress
Basirhat	None	Bijesh Chandra Sen		Indian National Congress
Hasnabad	None	Dinabandhu Das		Indian National Congress
Sandeshkhali	SC	Ananta Kumar Baidya		Indian National Congress
Kalinagar	SC	Rajkrishna Mondal		Indian National Congress
Haroa	None	Jehangir Kabir		Indian National Congress
Bhangar	None	A. K. M. Isahaque		Indian National Congress
Basanti	None	Shakila Khatun		Indian National Congress
Canning	SC	Khagendra Nath Naskar		Indian National Congress
Joynagar North	None	Jnantosh Chakravarti		Indian National Congress
Joynagar South	SC	Anadi Mohan Tanti		Indian National Congress
Mathurapur South East	None	Bhusan Chandra Das		Indian National Congress
Kakdwip	None	Maya Banerjee		Indian National Congress
Mathurapur North West	None	(sc) Brindaban Gayen		Indian National Congress
Kulpi	None	Hrishikesh Halder		Independent
Diamond Harbour	None	Jagdish Chandra Halder		Indian National Congress
Falta	None	Khagendra Nath Das		Indian National Congress
Magrahat West	None	Abul Hashem		Indian National Congress
Magrahat East	SC	Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar		Indian National Congress
Baruipur	SC	Sakti Kumar Sarkar		Indian National Congress
Sonarpur	None	Khagendra Kumar Roy Chowdhary		Communist Party of India
Bishnupur East	SC	Santilata Mondal		Indian National Congress
Bishnupur West	None	Jugal Charan Santra		Indian National Congress
Budge Budge	None	Haralal Haldar		Indian National Congress
Maheshtola	None	Ahammad Ali Mufti		Indian National Congress
Behala	None	Rabindra Nath Mukhopadhyay		Communist Party of India
Garden Reach	None	S. M. Abdullah		Indian National Congress
Fort	None	Maitreyee Bose		Indian National Congress
Ekbalpore	None	Narendra Nath Sen		Indian National Congress
Alipore	None	Somnath Lahiri		Communist Party of India
Kalighat	None	Beva Mitra		Indian National Congress
Chowringhee	None	Bidhan Chandra Roy		Indian National Congress
Bhowanipur	None	Siddhartha Shankar Ray		Independent
Rashbehari Avenue	None	Bejoy Kumar Banerjee		Independent
Tollygunge	None	Niranjan Sengupta		Communist Party of India
Ballygunge	None	Anil Maitra		Indian National Congress
Beliaghata South	SC	Gonesh Prosad Roy		Indian National Congress
Beliaghata North	None	Jagat Basu		Communist Party of India
Manicktola	None	Ila Mitra		Communist Party of India
Belgachia	None	Ganesh Ghosh		Communist Party of India
Burtola North	None	Nikil Das		Revolutionary Socialist Party
Sukeas Street	None	Keshab Chandra Basu		Indian National Congress
Entally	None	Abu Asad Mohammed Obaidul Ghani		Communist Party of India
Taltola	None	Karam Hossain		Indian National Congress
Vidyasagar	None	Narayan Chandra Roy		Communist Party of India
Muchipara	None	Pratap Chandra Chunder		Indian National Congress
Bow Bazar	None	Bijoy Singh Nahar		Indian National Congress
Bara Bazar	None	Ishawar Das Jalan		Indian National Congress
Burtola South	None	Amarendra Nath Basu		Communist Party of India
Jorsanko	None	Badri Prasad Poddar		Indian National Congress
Jorabagan	None	Napal Ch, Roy		Indian National Congress
Shampukur	None	Hemanta Kumar Basu		All India Forward Bloc
Cossipur	None	Sunil Kumar Das Gupta		Indian National Congress
Howrah East	None	Bejoy Bhattacharya		Indian National Congress
Howrah South	None	Kanai Lal Bhattacharya		All India Forward Bloc
Howrah West	None	Anadi Dass		Independent
Howrah North	None	Saila Mukerjee		Indian National Congress
Bally	None	Shahkar Lal Mukharjee		Indian National Congress
Domjur	None	Tara Pada Dey		Communist Party of India
Jagatballavpur	None	Satyanarayan Khan		Indian National Congress
Panchla	None	Apurba Lal Majumdar		All India Forward Bloc
Sankrail	SC	Dulal Chandra Mondal		Communist Party of India
Uluberia North	SC	Bejoy Bhusan Mondal		All India Forward Bloc
Uluberia South	None	Abani Kumar Basu		Indian National Congress
Syampur	None	Muraari Mohan Manya		Indian National Congress
Bagnan	None	Ranjit Kimar Ghosh Choudhury		Indian National Congress
Udaynarayanpur	None	Arabinda Roy		Indian National Congress
Amta	None	Tarapada Pramanik		Indian National Congress
Jangipara	SC	Biswanath Saha		Indian National Congress
Chanditala	None	Kanai Lall Dey		Indian National Congress
Uttarpara	None	Monoranjan Hazra		Communist Party of India
Serampore	None	Panchu Gopal Bhaduri		Communist Party of India
Bhadreswar	None	Girija Bhusan Mukherjee		Communist Party of India
Singur	None	Probhakar Pal		Indian National Congress
Chandernagore	None	Bhabani Mukhapadhyay		Communist Party of India
Chinsurah	None	Sambhu Charan Ghose		All India Forward Bloc
Balagarh	None	Brindaban Chattopadhyya		Indian National Congress
Pandua	SC	Radha Nath Das		Indian National Congress
Dhaniakhali	None	Birendra Chaudhury		Indian National Congress
Tarakeswar	None	Parbati Charan Hazra		Indian National Congress
Khanakul	SC	Krishna Pada Pandit		Indian National Congress
Arambagh East	None	Prafulla Chandra Sen		Indian National Congress
Arambagh West	None	Radha Krishna Pal		Indian National Congress
Chandrakona	None	Indrajit Roy		Indian National Congress
Ghatal	SC	Nagen Dolai		Communist Party of India
Daspur	None	Mrigendra Bhattachariyya		Communist Party of India
Panskura West	None	Syamadas Bhattachiryya		Indian National Congress
Panskura East	None	Rajani Kanta Pramanik		Indian National Congress
Tamluk	None	Ajoy Kumar Mukherji		Indian National Congress
Mayna	None	Ananga Mohan Das		Indian National Congress
Mahishadal	None	Sushil Kumar Dhara		Indian National Congress
Sutahata	SC	Mahatab Chand Das		Indian National Congress
Nandigram South	None	Prabir Chandra Jana		Indian National Congress
Nandigram North	None	Subodh Chandra Maiti		Indian National Congress
Bhagabanpur	None	Abha Maiti		Indian National Congress
Khajuri	SC	Abanti Kumar Das		Indian National Congress
Contai North	None	Bejoy Krishna Maity		Indian National Congress
Contai South	None	Sudhir Chandra Das		Praja Socialist Party
Ramnagar	None	Balailal Das Mahapatra		Praja Socialist Party
Egra	None	Hrishikeh Chakraborty		Indian National Congress
Pataspur	None	Radha Nath Dasadhikari		Indian National Congress
Dantan	None	Charu Chandra Mahanti		Indian National Congress
Narayangarh	SC	Krishna Prasad Mandal		Indian National Congress
Sabang	None	Aditya Kumar Bakura		Indian National Congress
Kharagpur	None	Narayan Choubey		Communist Party of India
Kharagpur Local	None	Mrityunjoy Jana		Indian National Congress
Midnapore	None	Syed Shamsul Bari		Indian National Congress
Debra	None	Santosh Kumar Mukherjee		Indian National Congress
Keshpur	None	Bankim Roy		Indian National Congress
Garhbeta	ST	Tushar Tudu		Indian National Congress
Salbani	None	Niranjan Khamrai		Indian National Congress
Gopiballavpur	None	Surendra Nath Mahta		Indian National Congress
Nayagram	ST	Debnath Hansda		Indian National Congress
Jhargram	None	Mahendra Nath Mahata		Indian National Congress
Binpur	ST	Mangal Chandra Saren		Indian National Congress
Banduan	ST	Kandru Majhi		Lok Sewak Sangh
Manbazar	None	Girish Mahato		Lok Sewak Sangh
Balarampur	None	Padak Mahata		Lok Sewak Sangh
Arsa	None	Daman Kuiry		All India Forward Bloc
Jhalda	None	Debendra Nath Mahato		Indian National Congress
Jaipur	None	Adwaita Mandal		Lok Sewak Sangh
Purulia	None	Tara Pada Roy		Indian National Congress
Para	SC	Nepal Bauri		Indian National Congress
Raghunathpura	None	Shankar Narayan Singhadeo		Indian National Congress
Kashipura	ST	Budhan Majhi		Indian National Congress
Hura	None	Ajit Prasad Singhadeo		Indian National Congress
Indpur	SC	Ashutosh Mallick		Indian National Congress
Ranibandh	ST	Jaleswar Hansda		Communist Party of India
Raipur	None	Sudha Rani Dutta		Indian National Congress
Talangra	None	Purabi Mukhopadhyay		Indian National Congress
Onda	None	Gakul Behari Das		Indian National Congress
Vishnupur	SC	Radhika Dhibar		Communist Party of India
Kotulpur	None	Jagannath Kolay		Indian National Congress
Patrasayer	SC	Guru Pada Khan		Indian National Congress
Barjora	None	Pramatha Ghosh		Communist Party of India
Gangajalghati	SC	Sishuram Mondal		Indian National Congress
Bankura	None	Aboni Bhattacharyya		Communist Party of India
Chhatna	ST	Kamla Kanta Hemram		Indian National Congress
Saltora	None	Bidhan Chandra Roy		Indian National Congress
Hirapur	None	Gopikaranjan Mitra		Indian National Congress
Asansol	None	Bijoy Pal		Communist Party of India
Kulti	None	Jaynarayan Sharma		Indian National Congress
Barabani	None	Haridas Chakravarty		Communist Party of India
Jamuria	SC	Amarendra Mondal		Indian National Congress
Raniganj	None	Lakhan Bagdi		Communist Party of India
Durgapur	None	Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhya		Indian National Congress
Ausgram	None	Monoranjan Baksi		Independent
Bhatar	None	Aswini Roy		Communist Party of India
Galsi	SC	Kanai Lal Das		Indian National Congress
Khandaghosh	None	Jahar Lal Banerjee		Indian National Congress
Burdwan	None	Radharani Mahatab		Indian National Congress
Raina	None	Probodh Kumar Guha		Indian National Congress
Jamalpur	SC	Mrityunjoy Pramanik		Indian National Congress
Memari	ST	Suchand Soren		Communist Party of India
Kalna	None	Hare Krishna Konar		Communist Party of India
Manteswar	None	Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah		Communist Party of India
Purbasthali	None	Bimalananda Tarkatirtha		Indian National Congress
Katwa	None	Subodh Choudhury		Communist Party of India
Mangalkot	SC	Narayandas Das		Communist Party of India
Ketugram	None	Shreemohan Thakur		Communist Party of India
Labhpur	None	Radhanath Chattoraj		Communist Party of India
Bolpur	None	Radha Krishna Singha		Revolutionary Socialist Party
Dubrajpur	None	Bhakti Bhushan Mandal		All India Forward Bloc
Rajnagar	None	Siddheswar Mandal		All India Forward Bloc
Suri	None	Baidyanath Banerjee		Indian National Congress
Mahammad Bazar	ST	Bhusan Hansdah		Indian National Congress
Mayureswar	SC	Gobardhan Das		Communist Party of India
Rampurhat	None	Niharika Majumdar		Indian National Congress
Nalhati	SC	Shiromani Prasad		Indian National Congress
Murarai	None	Ahammad Shamsuddin		Revolutionary Socialist Party